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WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced new subcommittee assignments for two members of the committee -- Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) and Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mercy Housing California is accelerating its efforts to improve the standard of living of low-to-moderate income affordable housing residents by creating new financial models for the funding of addi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee)has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County, California against a network of for-profit loan modification companies on behalf of eight California homeowners. The suit alleges that defendants defrauded vulnerable homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars by falsely promising to obtain—for substantial upfront fees—much-needed mortgage modifications on the homeowners’ behalf, but consistently failing to deliver results. Attorneys in the Los Angeles office of Arnold & Porter LLP are providing pro bono counsel on the case

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee expressed concerns at a hearing today that the Qualified Mortgage rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act will reduce access to credit that qualified borrowers need to buy homes

AUSTIN, TX - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR), the volume of Austin-area home sales continues to rise as April became the 23rd straight month of year-over-year sales volume increases, and April saw its most home sales since 2004.

ATLANTA, GA - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Urbanism visionary Andres Duany, one of world's most influential architects and urban planners, will address the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ 47th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Atlanta in early June.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Crapo, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (Council) 2013 annual report.

CAMBRIDGE, MD - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wesley Cox, CCIM, Senior Advisor with Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD recently sold several assets of America, Ltd, a warehousing and real estate holding company. Wesley Cox worked in collaboration with the Law Office of Lori Simpson, LLC, the Trustee appointed by the Bankruptcy Court to sell the assets in conjunction with the plan put forth by the Bankruptcy Court

Reston, Virginia - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that Judge Thomas Rice of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, recently ruled in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and its co-defendant members, denying a nine-count complaint alleging wrongful foreclosure and violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA)

Raleigh, NC - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Raleigh office of Duke Realty Corporation has announced plans to construct a new 206,409-square foot, Class A office building in Perimeter Park, its mixed-use development in Morrisville. The five-story building, which will be known as Perimeter Two, is 50 percent preleased to three companies, including Fujifilm Medical Systems, Compliance Implementation Services and MaxPoint Interactive

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has announced the availability of funds for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families Reintegration Program (HFVVWF) for Program Year (PY) 2013. Approximately $5 million is available to fund 16 grants ranging from $100k to $300k. Applications are due June 14, 2013

COLUMBIA, S.C. - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- While Realtors® from across the country convened in Washington D.C. last week to attend Realtors® 2013 Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, members from South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) met w...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- What: Since the mortgage meltdown, the question has been asked…when will home prices recover? The answer is not simple for lenders who are looking to revive originations or for servicers who are looking to mitigate risk in their portfolios. Assessing home prices relies on a number of factors from current market conditions to trends in short sales and REO’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new home built by students is near completion and has a sale pending with a home buyer in West Valley City as a result of a partnership between Utah Housing Corporation and Granite Technical Insti...

SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2013 – DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning, announced today the rebranding of Rels Title, which was acquired by DataQuick Sept. 6, 2012, to DataQuick Title (www.dataquicktitle.com)

ATLANTA - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAREE Atlanta 2013 LogoRecently a freelancer covering the broad field of real estate wrote into the NAREE office asking what could she get out of attending's NAREE's 47th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Atlanta June 5-8 -- especially since travel budgets are so tight

ATLANTA - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- ULI Atlanta, an Urban Land Institute (ULI) district council, is enhancing its commitment to the development of livable communities through progressive transit-oriented development by establishing a council called the ULI Atlanta Livable Communities Council (Council). The Council will be assuming the mission of the Livable Communities Coalition (LCC), a nonprofit metro Atlanta advocacy group formed in 2005, to promote smart urban growth.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today ordered a Texas homebuilder, Paul Taylor, to surrender more than $100,000 he received in kickbacks for referring mortgage origination business to Benchmark Bank and to Willow Bend Mortgage Company. The Bureau is also prohibiting Taylor from engaging in future real estate settlement services, including mortgage origination

WASHINGTON, DC - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 2.4 million checks related to the Independent Foreclosure Review have been cashed or deposited for nearly $2.2 billion through May 16, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the May 17, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia